[LINCOLNIANA]. 3 poems and songs mourning the loss of Lincoln, incl. rare example with photograph.

"Oh! Why should the spirit of the mortal be proud?" Poem by William Knox printed front/back on 7 x 4 3/8 in. cardstock, with 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. portrait of Lincoln mounted at top (toning, light soiling, tape on verso). With additional poem, which appears to be printed, affixed to bottom edge of cardstock (tape repairs on verso). The poem, entitled "Lincoln," was first written by William Cullen Bryant. -- Song on the Death of President Abraham Lincoln. By Silas S. Steele. Philadelphia: J. Magee. 1865. Song sheet, mourning the death of Lincoln, within black mourning border. 1p, 8 x 5 in., bifolium (very good, some residue on terminal leaf). -- Song on the Death of President Abraham Lincoln. By Silas S. Steele. Philadelphia: J. Magee. 1865. Song sheet, mourning the death of Lincoln, within red and blue border. Upper margin with "Liberty and Union Forever" flanked by American flags printed in red and blue. 1p, 8 x 5 in., bifolium (very good, light toning to margins, some residue on terminal leaf). -- Together, 3 imprints mourning the loss of Abraham Lincoln.

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Ephemeral Americana and Historical Documents

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American Historical Ephemera and Photography

[LINCOLNIANA]. 3 poems and songs mourning the loss of Lincoln, incl. rare example with photograph.

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